Chess Puzzle #21fEs — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 517 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king c1; queen d2; rooks d1/h1; bishop e3; knights b3/c3; pawns a2/b2/c2/e4/f4/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen b7; rooks b8/h8; bishops d7/g7; knight g8; pawns a6/c4/d6/e7/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Na5 — knight b3→a5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxb2# — queen b7→b2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack. The combination ends with Qxb2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1r2k1nr/1q1bppbp/p2p2p1/8/2p1PP2/1NN1B3/PPPQ2PP/2KR3R w k - 4 15

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